2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Tenuta Tignanello
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Tasting notes
Saturated magenta with a hint of purple, the 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva is a flashy wine, offering luxurious aromas of polished leather, toasted vanilla bean, black cherry liqueur, sage, and cedar. Full-bodied, it carries its bourbon-noted spice through the palate, with notes of butterscotch, ripe tannins, and toasted oak spice. It will need some time to settle, but I wouldn't expect its wood notes to ever fully tone down. An ample style with a New World sensibility, it should have a good deal of longevity.
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Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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A sleek, elegant red, with fine purity to the aromas of cherry, black currant, iron, olive and tobacco. Shows new oak on the palate, lending both spiciness and structure offset by ample fruit and texture. Ends with a balanced, complex finish. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2026 through 2047. 5,000 cases imported.
A sleek, elegant red, with fine purity to the aromas of cherry, black currant, iron, olive and tobacco. Shows new oak on the palate, lending both spiciness and structure offset by ample fruit and texture. Ends with a balanced, complex finish. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2026 through 2047. 5,000 cases imported.
The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva Marchese Antinori, all from the Tignanello estate, is packed with black cherry, spice, new leather, licorice and dried flowers. A dollop of Merlot adds plush contours, but this is a pretty pushed style, that works well here. (AG)
About the producer
Marchesi Antinori is a leading Italian producer, historically based in Tuscany, who rose to fame after creating Tignanello – one of the first Super Tuscans . Combining tradition and innovation to craft fine wine, the family-owned firm has been a force in the Italian wine industry for over 600 years.